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Everytown for Gun Safety, a national research and advocacy organization, ranks Idaho 50th in the country for the strength of its gun laws. State law allows most adults to carry concealed firearms without a permit, does not require background checks for gun sales between private individuals and does not require gun owners to secure their weapons when children are present.

Don’t get me wrong, folks. I loved Idaho when I was there, and would move there if my Austin privileges were revoked. But we can’t let them beat us, Texans. At worst, it should be a tie for last place.

The article I’m quoting is tied to an Idaho ballot measure to name a state gun. It is a particularly annoying article, not just because of the above quote.

The six firearms on Idaho’s ballot have looser connections to the state. The Winchester Model 1894 is a popular big-game hunting rifle. The Colt Single Action Army is an enduring symbol of the American frontier, and the M1 Garand was the standard American infantry rifle of World War II.

And the other three? The NYT does not see fit to share that information.

However, Ballotpedia does. The full list, for your enlightenment, education, and entertainment:

• Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30)
• Winchester Model 1873 (.44-40)
• 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver (.45 Colt)
• M1 Garand rifle (.30-06)
• Colt M1911 .45 automatic Colt pistol (.45 ACP)
• Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)

The calibers were specified in the bill that put this measure on the ballot.

Also:

Ballotpedia has not located arguments in support of a particular option for the advisory question. in support of the ballot measure. You can share campaign information or arguments, along with source links for this information, with us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
The North Idaho Republicans PAC endorsed a vote for the 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver “Peacemaker” (.45 Colt).

Personally, I think I would abstain from voting if I lived in Idaho. All of these guns are fine (or at least okay) choices, but none of them has enough of a unique Idaho connection for me.

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